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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006953

Colindale East

Colindale East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,169 residents in Barnet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Barnet
9,169

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,857

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

13,134.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

47.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Greenhill South, Harrow11,669 residents · 38.7% owned · 48.1% no carKew Bridge & Gunnersbury Park, Hounslow5,413 residents · 29.0% owned · 40.1% no carSouth Acton, Ealing9,607 residents · 32.9% owned · 54.6% no carMillwall South, Tower Hamlets11,007 residents · 29.7% owned · 55.2% no carCanning Town South & Bow Creek, Newham13,097 residents · 20.9% owned · 63.1% no carBlackhorse Road, Waltham Forest12,903 residents · 38.3% owned · 56.2% no car

Most similar within Barnet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Colindale West & South, Barnet10,113 residents · 35.2% owned · 40.9% no carChilds Hill, Barnet6,674 residents · 40.3% owned · 46.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Colindale East

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Private rented51.9%
2,003 households
Owned28.5%
1,098 households
Social rented15.4%
594 households
Shared ownership4%
153 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement90.5%
3,490 households
Terraced4.6%
177 households
Semi-detached2.1%
81 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
54 households
Detached0.5%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household47.9%
1,847 households
1 car or van in household44.8%
1,728 households
2 cars or vans in household6.2%
239 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%
42 households
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms45.2%
1,744 households
1 bedroom37.5%
1,445 households
3 bedrooms15.1%
584 households
4 or more bedrooms2.1%
82 households
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,261 households
One-person household33.1%
1,275 households
Other household types8.3%
319 households
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,315 households
1 person in household33.1%
1,275 households
3 people in household17.7%
681 households
4 people in household10.1%
388 households
5 people in household3.7%
144 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,588 residents
15–2928.2%
2,586 residents
30–4434.8%
3,193 residents
45–6415.9%
1,459 residents
65 and over3.8%
344 residents
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White39.8%
3,646 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh30%
2,748 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
1,135 residents
Other ethnic group11.8%
1,086 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%
554 residents
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.1%
4,064 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.4%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
4,899 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.7%
2,233 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,480 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.7%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.5%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.9%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.8%
5,120 residents
Good health32%
2,932 residents
Fair health8.4%
774 residents
Bad health2.8%
255 residents
Very bad health1%
91 residents
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.1%
8,173 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.9%
996 residents
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,950 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,239 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
494 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
157 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Colindale East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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